According to PWHL Executive Vice President of Business Operations Amy Scheer, PWHL expansion news is set to come within the next 4-6 weeks.
Scheer addressed questions of expansion stating the league is now completing the evaluation phase of their expansion exploration, and will have news regarding whether or not expansion is occurring, and potential markets in the next 4-6 weeks. That timeline corresponds closely to the conclusion of the league's nine city PWHL Takeover Tour.
In what was perhaps a related move, the PWHL has also moved their Trade Deadline to March 13. The PWHL's Trade Deadline was originally scheduled to take place at 12pm on March 2, followed by the league's roster freeze date 24 hours later, but the move gives teams more time to evaluate their rosters, and also to plan for potential expansion
According to Jayna Hefford, details on the PWHL Draft will also be forthcoming including the number of rounds, which she stated will be impacted by the number of teams in the league.